A Wizard of Earthsea Author:Ursula K. Le Guin One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is an American fantasy adventure in which an apprentice wizard travels the Archipelago, first to learn his trade, then to conquer an evil hape which impetuous practising has brought from limbo.
Classic in fantasy literature. Boy wizard, school of magic, quest to save the world from an unknown evil, speaking with dragons, magic-driven sailing. Published in 1968, she was ahead of her time.